High Court Judge, Shafimana Ueitele today dismissed an application by the ousted management of the troubled SME Bank to have their case heard on an urgent basis. Judge Ueitele says the former Chief Executive Officer of the SME Bank, Tawanda Mumvuma, Former Chairperson of the Board of Directors, George Simaata, and minority shareholder, Enock Kamushinda, […]
President Hage Geingob will leave for Harare, Zimbabwe on Wednesday for a three-day state visit. The visit is aimed at strengthening the relations between the two countries.
President Hage Geingob will open the International Trade Fair, ZITF in Zimbabwe’s second largest city, Bulawayo on Friday Namibia’s ambassador to Zimbabwe, Balbina Daes Pienaar spoke to NBC News on what this means for Namibian businesses, particularly those that will be taking part.
The Global Fund has once again made available an opportunity for countries to apply for new funding for programmes to fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the period of 2017-2019. The Namibia Coordinating Committee for HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria will be hosting a consultation meeting to ensure that stakeholders are well informed of this opportunity.
Skin-lightening is still common practice in many African countries. In Senegal, the number of women with severe skin conditions is increasing at an alarming rate. Doctors are concerned that many are pre-disposing themselves to skin cancer.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Mariental Municipality says it did not intend to promote illegal land grabbing when it installed water taps in informal settlements a few months ago. The idea, he says, is to gradually offer inhabitants basic services, as funds permit.
Welwitschias coach Lyn Jones is confident that the team is earmarked for great things this year, despite opening their Supersport Rugby Challenge on the wrong foot last weekend. Speaking at a press briefing in Windhoek today, Lyn Jones accompanied by JP Nel, briefed the media on what happened in the weekend’s opening game’s defeat, resulting […]
The Namibia Football Players Union (NAFPU) is concerned about the contracts of players that are partaking in the Debmarine Namibia Cup. Established in 2007, the Namibia Football Players Union’s mission is to protect the employment rights of football players in the country. The Union’s President, Lolo Goraseb, says they are worried about those who are […]
The government has urged people to be patient, as plans are being reviewed for easing the current high prevalence of human-wildlife conflict. The Deputy-Minister of Environment and Tourism, Tommy Nambahu, is travelling with Vice-President Nickey Iyambo’s delegation, in the Kavango East and West regions. They visited Green Scheme irrigation projects, where communities in both regions, […]
Some vendors and small to medium enterprise owners are calling for financial help to boost their businesses. Their call was specifically made to private institutions and the government.
